Reading Time: 4 minutes H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm in Oregon on October 29 – change anything?
Bird flu detected in pigs – here’s why virologists are concerned
U.S. poultry to face new rules at Canadian border
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada is introducing new rules for U.S. bird and poultry shipments in an effort to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza spread.
US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.
Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
Reading Time: 2 minutes H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
US confirms two human bird flu cases in Washington state
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.
State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation's dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials, according to state and federal records seen by Reuters.
Three new cases of bird flu in B.C. poultry
Reading Time: < 1 minute British Columbia has three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among commercial poultry flocks in the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas.
No active bird flu outbreaks among Canadian poultry, CFIA says
Reading Time: < 1 minute There are no active outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among Canadian poultry farms, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said today.
Bird flu cases presumed in four Washington farm workers, state says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bird flu is presumed to have infected four poultry workers in Washington state, making it the sixth U.S. state to identify human cases this year, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
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